作家的职责是说出真相，即使它令人不适。
The writer’s duty is to tell the truth, even when it is uncomfortable.
In looking for someone to hire, you look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy. But the most important is integrity because if they don't have that, the other two qualities, intelligence and energy, are going to kill you.
作家的任务是使熟悉的事物变得陌生，使陌生的事物变得熟悉。
一幅画首先必须关乎它自身，而不是其他东西。
真正的进步不仅以利润衡量，还以我们对人类和地球的积极影响衡量。